Authorities in Ukraine’s capital are conducting an active manhunt after a gunman killed multiple people and wounded others during a shooting spree on Saturday.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that law enforcement officers are working to capture the suspect, who has taken refuge inside a grocery store in the city’s Holosiivskyi neighborhood.
“A special operation is proceeding to detain the man who started the shooting and is currently inside a supermarket,” Klitschko wrote in a message posted to the social media platform Telegram.
The mayor added that gunfire continued even after the suspect entered the store. “According to preliminary information, shots are also being fired in the supermarket. As a result of the shooting, there are injured and several dead,” he stated.
The incident occurred on April 18th, with authorities still working to apprehend the armed individual as the situation develops.
